NAME

freechain - free a chain_list

See the file buster/alliance/alc_origin.1.en.gz.

SYNOPSYS

#include "mut.h"
void freechain(pt)
chain_list ∗pt;

PARAMETER

pt

Pointer to the chain list to be freed

DESCRIPTION

freechain frees the chain_list pointed to by pt. All the elements of the list are put back in the list of free blocks.

EXAMPLE

#include "mut.h"
void free_from(c, i) /∗ erase list from ith element ∗/
chain_list ∗c;
int i;
{
chain_list ∗t;
	while (i--)
		c = c->NEXT;
	t = c->NEXT, c->NEXT = NULL;
	freechain(t);
}

SEE ALSO

mbk(1), chain(3), addchain(3), delchain(3).

See the file buster/alliance/alc_bug_report.1.en.gz.